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High winds, dropping temperatures forecast for London area

Wind warnings have been issued for areas north of London and Environment Canada is calling for a return of arctic air later Friday.

Some Thames Valley District schools have been closed for the day after a number of bus routes were cancelled. A list of the closed schools is below.

There are also bus cancellations and school closures in the Huron-Perth area.

In a special weather statement issued at 4:50 a.m., the agency said winds will gust to 80 kilometres an hour across much of Southern Ontario, including the London area. Even stronger winds are predicted near the shorelines of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and Eastern Lake Erie.

The winds are forecast to ease on Saturday, but it will be quite windy and noticeably colder "as winter remains firmly in charge for the time being,"

The good news is the rainfall warning for the London region has ended.

The seven-day forecast for London is calling for temperatures to drop through the week with a low of minus 18 by Thursday and a high of only minus 14. Normal temperatures for the area at this time of the year are highs of 0 and lows of minus 8.